Male population — all countries

Male population — Lesotho

Male population in Lesotho in 2025 — 1,152,167 people. Ranked 145 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 253.1%.

2025 1.15M people +1.17% vs 2024
World rank 145of 217
Period maximum 1.15M people2025
Period minimum 326,337 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Lesotho, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 326,337 people1962: 347,620 people1964: 369,904 people1966: 393,312 people1968: 430,599 people1970: 474,128 people1972: 519,349 people1974: 565,873 people1976: 611,843 people1978: 649,362 people1980: 689,563 people1982: 732,283 people1984: 776,889 people1986: 817,981 people1988: 850,799 people1990: 883,997 people1992: 914,024 people1994: 939,418 people1996: 960,003 people1998: 971,916 people2000: 974,570 people2002: 969,995 people2004: 958,378 people2006: 945,473 people2008: 955,714 people2010: 969,930 people2012: 988,313 people2014: 1,010,689 people2016: 1,035,472 people2018: 1,061,890 people2020: 1,087,804 people2022: 1,112,982 people2024: 1,138,892 people2025: 1,152,167 people
Change over the period: +825,830 (+253.06%) Average annual rate: 1.96 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 1.15M people
World 4.13B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 659M people
Southern Africa computed 36.06M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.66B people
Male population — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.15M +13,275 +1.17%
2024 1.14M +13,165 +1.17%
2023 1.13M +12,745 +1.15%
2022 1.11M +12,305 +1.12%
2021 1.1M +12,873 +1.18%
2020 1.09M +13,098 +1.22%
2019 1.07M +12,816 +1.21%
2018 1.06M +13,165 +1.26%
2017 1.05M +13,253 +1.28%
2016 1.04M +12,741 +1.25%
2015 1.02M +12,042 +1.19%
2014 1.01M +11,569 +1.16%
2013 999,120 +10,807 +1.09%
2012 988,313 +9,829 +1%
2011 978,484 +8,554 +0.88%
2010 969,930 +7,386 +0.77%
2009 962,544 +6,830 +0.71%
2008 955,714 +6,227 +0.66%
2007 949,487 +4,014 +0.42%
2006 945,473 −3,866 −0.41%
2005 949,339 −9,039 −0.94%
2004 958,378 −6,914 −0.72%
2003 965,292 −4,703 −0.48%
2002 969,995 −3,042 −0.31%
2001 973,037 −1,533 −0.16%
2000 974,570 +272 +0.03%
1999 974,298 +2,382 +0.25%
1998 971,916 +4,652 +0.48%
1997 967,264 +7,261 +0.76%
1996 960,003 +9,622 +1.01%
1995 950,381 +10,963 +1.17%
1994 939,418 +12,039 +1.3%
1993 927,379 +13,355 +1.46%
1992 914,024 +14,558 +1.62%
1991 899,466 +15,469 +1.75%
1990 883,997 +16,269 +1.87%
1989 867,728 +16,929 +1.99%
1988 850,799 +17,348 +2.08%
1987 833,451 +15,470 +1.89%
1986 817,981 +18,231 +2.28%
1985 799,750 +22,861 +2.94%
1984 776,889 +22,500 +2.98%
1983 754,389 +22,106 +3.02%
1982 732,283 +21,631 +3.04%
1981 710,652 +21,089 +3.06%
1980 689,563 +20,491 +3.06%
1979 669,072 +19,710 +3.04%
1978 649,362 +18,746 +2.97%
1977 630,616 +18,773 +3.07%
1976 611,843 +21,870 +3.71%
1975 589,973 +24,100 +4.26%
1974 565,873 +23,473 +4.33%
1973 542,400 +23,051 +4.44%
1972 519,349 +22,774 +4.59%
1971 496,575 +22,447 +4.73%
1970 474,128 +22,030 +4.87%
1969 452,098 +21,499 +4.99%
1968 430,599 +20,928 +5.11%
1967 409,671 +16,359 +4.16%
1966 393,312 +11,878 +3.11%
1965 381,434 +11,530 +3.12%
1964 369,904 +11,255 +3.14%
1963 358,649 +11,029 +3.17%
1962 347,620 +10,781 +3.2%
1961 336,839 +10,502 +3.22%
1960 326,337

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.